Zoro and his Assassin

Chaos

Zoro's POV

I was fuming. The viper was once again acting like I was some kind of stranger, and I was done playing nice.

I decided to wait and ambush her. Knowing her routine, she would head to the girls' quarters to change clothes before going out to train.

After about ten minutes of me sitting and twiddling my thumbs, she finally walks in. My heart stutters the moment I see her—she's so beautiful it almost hurts. All I want to do is hold her, cherish her, kiss her But her eyes are flashing at me. Had she been a cat she would have been hissing at me vehemently. 

"What do you want?" she asks whispering comically. 

"The whole crew knows I'm here, you don't have to whisper," I reply, keeping my tone calm knowing that she would snap.

"Fuck you, demon," she snaps, her eyes blazing with anger.

"I wish you would, Princess," I retort with a smirk, unable to resist the jab. She practically set herself up for that one.

She huffs, and to my utter shock and fascination, she comes and sits sideways on my lap. 

I'm scared to move, terrified she'll bolt if I so much as twitch. But then, slowly, she melts into me. Her head rests on my shoulder, her arm drapes across my chest. I'm enveloped by her warmth, her scent—it's beautiful and soft, like something fragile I've been entrusted with.

I slowly lift my hand and stroke her back. She hums softly against my neck, and the sound is damn sexy.

"What's wrong with me, Zoro?" she asks.

"Don't know what you're talking about, Princess. You're perfect," I reply, genuinely confused

She's silent for a moment before she says, "You know nothing about me. What if I've done horrible questionable things in my past and don't deserve even a drop of your attention?"

"We all have a past, Anya" I say softly. "Luffy taught us that its not the past that defines us. What is important is the now and what you do going forward." I answer easily. I understand this is a deep question for her. But for me Anya was part of the crew, and I would lay my life down for her. It was that simple - her past had nothing to do with my decision to accept or reject her.

She looks up, her hand frames my face, she runs her thumb over the scar on my eye. She leans in and kisses the scar softly. It catches me off guard...her gentleness, I am so used to her violence and passion that this new side of hers boggles my mind. My heart is thundering, as if trying to tell me something and my breath is getting caught. 

Unable to voice my thoughts, I simply accept her kindness and gentleness. I close my eyes and rest my forehead on hers. 

I feel her shift and then feel her heat, I smile. My viper was about to get passionate or she was going to get violent. But my money was on the former. 

As expected, her hands come up to grab my hair and she pulls. Not violently but enough to jerk my head back. Her dark eyes are blazing with lust and something else. 

I am about to go in for a kiss when Luffy shouts "ISLAND I SEE LAND HILDEN VILLAGE HERE WE COME...."

I sigh as her hands fall away from my head. She looks sheepish. I quickly grab her face and plant  a chaste kiss on her lips. "Remember Princess, come to the Pub as soon as you can okay."

I pluck her off my lap and put her on the bed. I adjust my pants to hide my erection, and walk out. Nami would have a list of chores ready for all of us. We were only going to stay here for next 2 days and there was loads to do.